English Dictionary

after one's own heart

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈhɑːt/

前置詞句

慣用表現

(idiomatic) Of a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself. / (idiomatic) Of a situation or thing: according to, or appealing to, one's own desire, liking, or taste.

日本語の意味

自分と同じ性質、気質、または考えを持つ人（気が合う人） / 自分の好みや望みに沿っている状況や物事

Having a mentor after one's own heart makes all the difference in a young musician's development.

気持ちや意見が合う指導者がいることは、若い音楽家の成長に大きな違いをもたらす。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Of a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself.

[H]e [God] ſet vppe David to be their kynge⸝ to whome he gave witnes⸝ ſaynge: I have founde David the ſonne of Jeſſe⸝ a man after myne awne hert⸝ he ſhall fullfyll all my will.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Of a situation or thing: according to, or appealing to, one's own desire, liking, or taste.

In this particular party, small as it was, culture, learning, art, arms, landed interest and hereditary sway were properly personified. It was, indeed, a representative gathering after the Talberts' own hearts.